It’s early September, and arguably hotter than it’s been all summer. I’ll even go as far as saying it’s too hot to play ball outside. Thankfully, the indoor gyms have opened for college students since it’s that time of year again. But one thing the recent heat wave has inspired us to do is honor the Top 10 scoring performances of the regular season with accompanying videos.

10. Stephen Curry Drops 42
Scoring 40-plus is not an easy task, especially in your rookie year. Curry manages to overcome the 40-plus plateau along with a near triple double, finishing with nine boards and eight assists to go along with 12-12 from the stripe and 4-6 from three-point range. Impressive performance for a rookie, and second-highest scoring outing by a rookie in the 2009-10 season.

9. Luis Scola Drops 44
I don’t know if anyone expected Scola to score 40-plus points, but he was on fire. And they kept feeding him. Scola shot a remarkable 80 percent (20-25 from the field) and brought down 12 boards as well. Great performance, although it was against the Nets…

8. Carmelo Anthony Drops 40, LeBron James Drops 43
This just may have been the best game of the 2009-10 season. LeBron had Cleveland firing on all cylinders fresh off of a 12-game winning streak at home, as they were looking to make it 13. The battle between the two superstars heated up in the late third when the two would take the challenge of guarding each other. ‘Bron and ‘Melo were both on fire. They would match each other’s buckets until O.T. where Carmelo got the last laugh, putting LeBron and the Cavs’ 12-game winning streak to a screeching halt with a mid-range game-winner. Is it me, or did LeBron look like he was ready to tear up after this loss?

7. Kevin Durant Drops 45, Deron Williams Drops 42
Definitely one of the most, if not the most, exciting game of the season. This regular season game had the intensity of a Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. Deron had his team looking impossible to stop, while Durant was simply en fuego, shooting from everywhere. The thriller would ultimately end with D-Will hitting a game-winning shot with 1.1 seconds left. If you ask me, Durant should have headed to the stripe for three on that last play…

6. LeBron Drops 47
‘Bron drops the Knicks off for 40-plus again. What else is new…

5. LeBron Drops 48
The King was just in that type of mood in this game, and rightfully so seeing how it was his birthday. He made it look so easy, as if he could really score whenever he wanted in this 48-point performance on 15-23 shooting. This outing was the fifth highest scoring performance of the season.

4. Vince Carter Drops 48
VC shoots 19-27 from the floor and 6-10 from beyond the arc, all just to prove that he’s still got it. This was the fourth best scoring outing of the year.

3. Carmelo Drops 50
It seems as if the Knicks are always the butt of the NBA’s jokes. I’m pretty sure the NBA’s elite scorers all mark their games against New York on their calendars as a day to improve those scoring averages – especially LeBron. But this time it was ‘Melo who took advantage of the Knicks’ lack of defensive efforts.

2. Andre Miller Drops 52
I don’t think anyone expected this to happen. Andre Miller has never really been considered a high scorer, but this 52-point performance was a heat wave if I’ve ever seen one. Miller was dialed in, shooting 71 percent (22-31 from the field and 1-1 from three point land) for this one. The rim must have seemed like an ocean to him, because it seemed as if everything he was putting up was going in.

1. Brandon Jennings Drops 55
The No. 1 Heat Wave performance of the 2009-10 season goes to none other than the “Young Buck” known as Brandon Jennings. Jennings shot 21-34 from the floor and an incredible 7-8 from three along with five rebounds and five assists in one of the most remarkable performances by a rookie in NBA history. It’s very rare to see a rookie score 50-plus, and Jennigs made it look easy. He got off to a late start, and after the first it’s safe to say nobody expected him to score that many points. Jennings proved that his potential is sky high and only he is in control of how close he comes to reaching his full potential. He’s earned the green light, now what will he do with it?

What was your favorite performance?

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